Understanding HTTP
What is HTTP and how does it work? This is a very basic question that every web programmer should be able to understand and explain. HTTP short for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol is the standard way for browsers and server to communicate. Web browsers sends a request while web servers return a response. Commonly used HTTP request: GET - request data from a specified resource or url. POST - submit data from specified resource or url. GET vs Post GET POST History Parameters remain in the Browser Parameters not shown in the browser Bookmark Can Be Bookmarked Cannot be bookmarked. Cached Can be Cached Can’t Be Cached Back/Reload Browser Button Clicking the Back button has no effect. Clicking the back button causes re-submitting the form. Encoding Type application/x-www-form-urlencoded multipart/form-data or applica...